Guide for cables and the like



M arch 4, 1930. E. R. MAISON GUIDE FOR CABLES AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 1.4, 1929 INVENTOR.

P'a'tented Mar. 4,1930 1 I i UNITED STATES PATENT O E nDM'UNnn. MAISON, or mound: CLEMENS, MICHIGAN GUIDE r03 CABLES mp 'rnnrrxn Application flied January 14, 1929. Serial No. 332,271.

I .My invention relates to a new and useful of the central groove 17 the construction I improvement in a guide for cables and the is:as already described. A groove 18 is prolike adapted for use inpositions where pulvided with the inwardly projecting shoulder i I leys and similar'devices are provided for enon its inner face as at-18. andthis groove 18 gagement with a cable or other similar cord opens at this point into the enlarged portion 55 or flexible member traveling thereover. 19 of the adjacent groove, the inner face of It is an object of the present invention to this groove beinginclined to the point 20 at V i provide a roller'bearing of this class which which the side walls of the adjacent groove will, upon engagement of the cord thereon 21 terminate as at 22 and 23, the inner walls I and traveling of the same thereover, direct of thisiadjacent groove terminating at 24; and 0 i the cord to the center of-the roller regardless '25 at oppositesidesof the point 26 at which of the direction of travel of the cord therethe opposite wall of the groove21 inclines inover. j 1 a p wardlyso that the groove 21 opens into the It isanother objeotfof the present invention groove 17 The construction is such that the to provide a device of this" class which will ;'widep'ortions of adjacent grooves are spaced be'simple in structure, economical of manuapart 9O degrees and such that each outer facture andhighly efiicient in use. i groover communicates with the next inner e Other objects will appear hereinafter. grooveat apoint 90 degrees from the point of The invention consists in the combination communication the inner groove withthe 5 and arrangement of parts hereinafter de-' next inner groove. By having the side Walls-' scribed and claimed. p terminate at the points indicated, a cable rid- The invention will be best understood from ing over theroller regardless of the direction 7 i a reference-to the accompanying drawings of rotation of the rollerwill bei-forced into which form a part of thisspecificatiomand jthe inwardly succeeding grooves until the 25 in which, I r cable rides in the center groove 17.

Fig. 1*is a perspective view of the inven I With a roller constructed in this manner a 7 tion. I v j p cable is quickly brought to the center groove Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the invention 17 when the cable is in engagement with the takenfrom the side-opposite to the side from periphery of the roller.

2: 30 hich Fig, 1 is taken. The device is quite useful in various ways 1 I .1; 51 periphery of the roller is a groove 10 which plurality' of] peripheral groovesy adjacent Fig.1?) isa side elevational view of the inand particularlyin guiding a cable which is vention turned degrees to the perspective"passing overia roller such as is commonly view illustrated in Fig. 2. I I used on winches, steam shovels, etc.

1 The invention comprises a roller 7 which is, While I have illustrated anddescribed the r as shown in the drawings, preferably formed preferred form of my invention, do not wish of smaller dimensions :at its end than'in its Y to limit myself to'the precise detail ofstruccenter although for a practical embodiment ture shown but desire to avail myself of such a of the invention as the description will disvariations'and modifications as come within N close, the roller maybe of the same diameter the scopeof the appended claims.

throughout its length. Projecting outward- Having thus described my invention, what 590 ly from opposite sides of the rollers are trun- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letnions 8 and 9 which may also indicate a shaft ters' Patent is? I j I projected through ther'oller. Formed on the 14A roller of the class described having a is, enlarged 1n area as at 11 and which opens grooves communicating w1th eachother, 831d.

as at 12 to anenlarged portion 13' of an ad- I, grooves being directed spirally of the; roller- ,jacent groove, 13. This groove 13 opens as towarda centralgroove formed therein.

at l i into the enlarged portion 15 of an ad- :2. A'roller of the class described having a b jacentgroove which in turn opens as at 16 .plurality of peripheral grooves; adjacent intothe central groove 17 On the opposite igrooveszcommunicating with each other, said thereon, each of said grooves havingv a portion of widened area and a portion of restricted area,'said groove communicating at ts porportion of an adjacent groove.

area portion with the nextinwardly positioned groove.

, In testimony whereof I have signed the I i foregoing specification,

.EDMUND R. MAISON tion of restricted a ea with the widened area 1 4. A roller of the class described having a p'lurality of peripheral grooves formed thereon, each of said grooves: having a portion of;

widened area and a portion of restricted area, sald groove communicating atzits portion of restricted area with the widenedarea vportion of an adjacent groove, spirally directed on said trally located groove.

said groove being roller toward a cen-..

5. A roller of the classdescribed having a 7 central groove formed-thereon lying in a plane vertical to the axis of said roller, said roller having a plurality of peripheral grooves formed at opposite side of saidcentral groove; adjacent groove at'opposite sides of saidcentral roove communicating with each other atpredetermined positions,the side I c walls of said'groo've at opposite sides of said central groove being spirally directedrela- 2' a ing thereover inwardly to and onto said cenroller tively to said roller for-directinga cable roll- 6. A roller of the class described having a v central peripheral groove formedthereon,

said roller having a plurality of peripheral f grooves formed at opposite sides of sai-idcentral groove communicating with each other at Q predetermined positions, the side, walls of said groove at opposite sidesof said'central groove being spirallygdirectedrelatively to said roller for directing a cable rolling'the'reover inwardly to andonto said centralfgroove regardless ofthe' direction of rotation of said 7. A roller of the class described havinga central peripheral groove andprovided at 1 opposite sides of said central groove;- with a A plurality of, inner communicating spirally directed; peripheral-grooves, the side walls of I i saidgroovesbeinginclined and-broken at prec,

determined intervals; for directing a? flexible body traveling over said roller onto said centralgroove regardless; of the direction of i Q rotation ofi-saidirollerla 8. A roller of the class described coinprising :-a rotat a-ble body-having a central groove formed on its, periphery lying on a plane at "right angles to the axisof s'aidbody and proc vided on its periphery at oppositesides of said i central. grooveiwitha plurality of peripheral l grooves, each: provided with arestri'cted area portion andwith a. widened area portion, each groovecommunicatingzfataits;:restrictd 

